The Facts of Lijiang Tour

Lijiang is located in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River, a long history, beautiful scenery, magnificent natural environment, the descendants of the ancient Qiang, Naxi home. Lijiang ancient city at 2,400 meters, is the center of the city of Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County, one of China's historical and cultural city, is a national key scenic spots. Here is located in Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet traffic arteries, frequent business travel activities in ancient times, prompting the locals a flourishing population, and soon became well known for the market city. Generally believed that the city of Lijiang Song Yuan Dynasty began. 1253, Kublai Khan (Kublai Khan) Nan Zheng Dali, there was a garrison here. Thus began nearly five hundred years until the early Qing Dynasty, Lijiang area are all under the jurisdiction of the central dynasty Naxi ancestors and Mu Mu's toast (established 1382) hereditary rule. In the meantime, had traveled geographer Xu Ming Dynasty Yunnan (1587--1641), in the "Yunnan Tour Diary" was described in Lijiang City "houses communities, Tile crowded," Ming city residents more than 1,000 households, shows that urban construction has a considerable size.

As China's historical and cultural city of Lijiang ancient city and the world cultural heritage by the Baisha town, Beam River, Dayan Old Town together three relatively independent unit, whose main part is the Dayan Ancient Town. The overall pattern of the ancient city of Lijiang, Yulong Snow Mountain to the north relies on South Mountain as a barrier to writing is a Naxi people living in the main old town, to the formation of the Taoist Eight Diagrams to Square Street to literary and commercial center, to Xinhua Street, Yee Street, Guangyi Street, 71 Street, May Street, five main streets as a context, an extension of the formation of many of the surrounding streets. The Naxi people living in hard-working and simple "Three Square, a screen wall," "Tetraena five yards," one to two-story frame houses in the civil, "was wearing a star on" The Naxi women in the New Year's Day only a year too busy to sleep Lanjue day. Integration of housing construction adjacent to the Central Plains culture and the essence of family, and the formation of the Naxi architectural style, the layout reflects the Naxi, Han brick, Tibetan painting, sculpture Bai four ethnic characteristics, known as "residential museum. " In harmony with nature process, can skillfully decorated in the ancient creatures of nature Luhe doors, windows, and so have fresh life, Naxi language called "Four Seasons Bo Gu," Chinese for "blessing package Seasons" meaning.